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It’s Time to End Magical Thinking About Russia’s Defeat

Putin has withstood the West’s best efforts to reverse his invasion of Ukraine, and his hold on power is firm. The U.S. and its allies need a new strategy: containment.

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When Foster Parents Don’t Want to Give Back the Baby

In many states, lawyers are pushing a new legal strategy that forces biological parents to compete for custody of their children.

Why the Internet Isn’t Fun Anymore

The social-media Web as we knew it, a place where we consumed the posts of our fellow-humans and posted in return, appears to be over.

How Indian authorities ‘weaponised’ a New York Times report to target the press

NewsClick, a defiantly critical news site, has been in the Indian government’s sights over the past few years. But there was little to show after extensive financial probes – until the New York Times published a report which enabled Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration to use the press to attack the press. 

An N.B.A. Power Broker, Growing Up and Finding Peace

In a new memoir, Rich Paul, known to many for his long association with LeBron James, details his difficult upbringing and the valuable lessons it taught him.

How Much Coffee Is Too Much Coffee?

Coffee is linked with lots of health benefits, but most of the risks come from the caffeine.

The 25 Best Restaurants in Los Angeles Right Now

Our current favorites in one of the greatest food cities in the world.

Egypt Is Exhuming the Dead and Evicting the Living

By Hussein Omar
Mr. Omar is a writer and historian.

GPS Watch? No Thanks. Top Runners Are Ditching the Data.

An increasing number of elite distance runners think they are better off without activity tracking watches.

 

West Fails to Peel Russia’s Friends Away to Ukraine’s Side

Many emerging economies remain reluctant to take sides in the war

How Elon Musk’s Impulses Transformed Twitter

Favors for friends Kanye West and Marc Andreessen and gut decision-making followed his takeover of the platform now called X.

How one laughing VHS technician saved 95-year-old Michael Roemer’s career

As the director nears his 11th decade, two of his films, Nothing But a Man and The Plot Against Harry are being restored; both are marvels of independent cinema

The Godfather in the Kremlin

The very public death of Putin henchman Yevgeny Prigozhin highlights the evolution of Russia into a mafia state held together by violence and incapable of global leadership.

The Silicon Valley Elite Who Want to Build a City From Scratch

A mysterious company has spent $800 million in an effort to buy thousands of acres of San Francisco Bay Area land. The people behind the deals are said to be a who’s who of the tech industry.

Beyonce’s Renaissance tour becomes highest grossing ever for a black artist

Star now occupies bulk of top 10 tours all time list for Black singers

I'm a brand expert, here's why Google, Facebook and Twitter have blue logos

A neuromarketing expert explains why Google, Facebook and Twitter all use the same colour branding. Have you noticed it before?     

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